Updates on vaping ban and what it means for vape shops, what's new in the Box Office, and the good news that's happening in our neighborhoods.
BIG 3
1 Governor Gretchen Whitmer made news yesterday when she announced that Michigan will be the first state in the nation to place a ban on flavored nicotine vaping products.
An executive action of sorts, would be a full ban of online and retail sales of sweet, fruity, minty and menthol-flavored products.
Does it go too far? Or is this an emergency like the governor says?
2 Dorian strengthened to a Category 3 storm overnight. It's pummeling South Carolina this morning with winds well over 100 mph and flooding the city of Charleston. Anywhere from 15 to 20 inches of rain is predicted to fall along South Carolina's coast. More than 73,000 people in South Carolina and Georgia are without power right now. Dorian could make landfall late tonight near Morehead City, North Carolina.
3 On the heels of the announcement by Walmart to stop selling certain guns and ammunition in their stores, spokesman for Meijer said in a statement
"During the past year, Meijer has made several changes to our policies regarding ammunition, including increasing the age of purchase,"
"In light of recent events, we are evaluating our ammunition offerings as well as our policies regarding customers carrying firearms into our stores."
Frank J. Guglielmi, the Senior Director of Corporate Communications.
Promising to listen to customers and work with them as they work on their policy.
Notables
The NFL season kicks off tonight. The Bears take on their oldest rivals, the Green Bay Packers.
Not all heroes wear capes
Meet the man who walked into a Costco in Florida and plunked down more than $49,000 to buy 100 generators that'll be sent to the Bahamas.